Comp. II Final Exam Review

-introduces characters, their situations, and, usually, a time and place

Drama is written primarily to be -

A poem which consists of dialogue among characters is called a _______.

When words sound alike because they share the same ending vowel and consonant sounds

Something that represents something else; usually conveys an abstraction

-the way the author sequences and paces the events in a story; the action that takes place

A thesis statement for a critical literary essay needs to include _____

What describes the suggestions provided by the playwright for how to produce and perform a drama?

Supplements/replaces literal meaning, often by creating imaginative connections between ideas and senses

Which of the following best describes verbal irony?

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem is called -

Which of the following is a major element of POETRY?

-arise between characters and something or someone outside themselves

A fictional listener within a literary work is called the _____.

-when a character struggles to reconcile two competing desires, needs, duties, or parts of self

Readers can learn about characters when reading fiction through

When considering audience in writing a literary essay, you should assume which of the following?

The voice that tells an audience a fictional story is referred to as _________________.

A literary element that recurs in the literature and myths of other cultures across time is -

A poem associated with brevity, musicality, and the expression of intense feeling is called a _______.

When a word, sound, phrase, or line is repeated regularly in a poem, it is called a(n)____.

In literature, what is a foil?

The technique of listening to and marking stressed and unstressed syllables and counting feet in poetry is called -

_______ is the repetition of initial consonant sounds.

When an author gives the reader a look into the future, even if it is just a subtle hint, it is called -

Describing non-human things in human terms (with human qualities)

The point of view which takes the reader inside all of the characters in a story is called

Which of the following describes a flat character?

Fiction often relies on setting to establish_______

Which of the following describes a round character?

-turning point; moment of greatest emotional intensity; pivotal incident

Which of the following is a major element of setting?

Anxious feeling about what is about to happen in a story

The implied meanings or associations that accompany a word are called its ____.

A comparison using "like" or "as"

A group of lines arranged together in a poem is called a(n) ______.

A direct or explicit comparison (not using like or as)

A reference to something in previous literature, legend, or history

Which of the following most appropriately defines a story’s theme?

A poem that tells a story; it has a plot related by a narrator.

A situation or language in which the opposite of what is expected is done or said.